title: Antibodies to Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in domestic animals in Iraq: a seroepidemiological survey.
abstract: A seroepidemiological survey to determine the prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus and its circulation among animals in Iraq was carried out in 1980. Sera were collected from 2205 animals of different species in three different faunal areas of the country. Sera were tested by complement fixation test for quantitative determination of antibodies to CCHF virus. Among 769 sheep tested 443 (57.6%) were positive; 279 of 562 (49.64%) goat sera; 122 of 411 (29.28%) cattle sera; 148 of 252 (58.73%) horse sera; 23 of 99 (23.23%) camel sera and 5 of 35 (14.28%) sera collected from unclassified small mammals in Iraq have had antibodies to CCHF virus.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002043:Bunyaviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / Q000276:immunology*; D007493:Iraq; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral